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Nov 17, 2023 · A current of 0.1 ampere for a mere 2 seconds can be fatal. As Voltage = Current x Resistance the current depends on body resistance. The internal resistance between the ears is only 100 ohms, while it is around 500 ohms when measured from finger to toe.
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The voltage necessary to produce the fatal current is dependent upon the resistance of the body, contact conditions, and the path through the body. (See table 1-I). Sufficient current passing through any part of the body will cause severe burns and hemorrhages.
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Offhand it would seem that a shock of 10,000 volts would be more deadly than 100 volts. But this is not so! Individuals have been electrocuted by appliances using ordinary house currents of 110 volts and by electrical apparatus in industry using as little as 42 volts direct current. The real measure of shock's intensity lies in the amount of curren...
The chart shows the physiological effects of variouscurrents. Note that voltage is not aconsideration. Although it takes voltage to make currentflow, the amount of shock-current will vary, dependingon the body resistance between the points of contact.
It is common knowledge that victims of high-voltageshock usually respond to artificial respiration morereadily that the victims of low-voltage shock. Thereason may be the merciful clamping of the heart, owingto the high current densities associated with highvoltages. However, lest these details be misinterpreted, the only reasonable conclusion that...
Current: The higher the current, the more likely it is lethal. Since current is proportional to voltage when resistance is fixed ( ohm's law ), high voltage is an indirect risk for producing higher currents.
Current will kill you but some amount of voltage is required to flow that current in the body breaking the human body resistance. In other words, an enough power is required to pass in the human body for proper electric shock.
In general, current that is fatal to humans ranges from 0.06 A to 0.07 A, depending on the person and the type of current. Jack Hsu -- 2000. Related pages in The Physics Factbook: Electric Current Needed to Kill a Human; Electric Current through an Electric Chair; Voltage of an Electric Chair; External links to this page:
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